SLOVAK DELEGATION TO CD MINISTERIAL

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000308 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KDEM PREL LO SUBJECT: SLOVAK DELEGATION TO CD MINISTERIAL REFTEL: STATE 66867 ¶1. The Slovak delegation to the upcoming Community of Democracies Ministerial in Santiago will consist of: - Mrs. Magdalena Vasaryova, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Mr. Andrej Droba, Director of the Office of the State Secretary, MFA SIPDIS - Mr. Vladimir Gracz, Slovak Ambassador in Buenos Aires. ¶2. The Slovak Republic is most interested in issues pertaining to democratic changes in Ukraine and Belarus, and in the role and challenges for NGOs. Emboff shared with MFA officials in the Human Rights and other sections information about successful projects originating at past CD ministerials and encouraged Slovak participation in reaching out to new democracies. THAYER NNNN